Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Duo
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Cisco Duo is a two-factor authentication system (2FA), acquired by Cisco in October 2018. It provides single sign-on (SSO) and endpoint visibility, as well as access controls and policy controlled adaptive authentication.
$3
per month per user
SecurID
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
SecurID, a company and solution suite from RSA, is an identity and access management suite supporting access management, authentication, and identity governance.
$2
per month per user
Pricing
Cisco DuoSecurID
Editions & Modules
Duo Essentials
$3
per month per user
Duo Advantage
$6
per month per user
Duo Premier
$9
per month per user
Cloud
$2
per year per user
Cloud Plus
$4
per year per user
Cloud Premier
$6
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco DuoSecurID
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Cisco DuoSecurID
Considered Both Products
Cisco Duo
Chose Cisco Duo
The duo was more manageable to implement and quite user-friendly. The support with Duo was phenomenal and they offer a trial period that can help determine if it is right for you. More than likely you will be pleased and decide to implement.
Chose Cisco Duo
Cisco Secure Access by Duo's ability to integrate with a wide variety of SSO applications and systems, as well as its focus on usability, make it an attractive option.
Chose Cisco Duo
Duo is easier to use since it is an app and only needs your phone for authentication. The other products I have used in the past require a separate device. Everyone carries their phone with them so there is no need to remember to carry around another device.
Chose Cisco Duo
I have been issued with RSA physical tokens in the past, but never had to administer those systems myself. The challenge with physical tokens these days is that everyone already carries a smart phone and so it makes sense to use that for extra security rather than needing to …
Chose Cisco Duo
Duo offers cryptographic infrastructure that is more robust than SecureID does (or did). In addition, Duo has never intentionally built back doors in to their product at the behest of the NSA. Many Duo products are either themselves open source or are based on open source …
SecurID
Chose SecurID
SecurID works with more software/devices than Azure MFA. It also seems to work more smoothly for end-users compared to some of the other options out there. We have not had issues with this app not working and is very reliable/stable. It also allows token codes to be …
Chose SecurID
RSA is good for agent-based and RADIUS integration but the move is toward better integration with web-based (API/TLS) integration. RSA has a new product to support this integration but RSA SecureID does not offer this and is antiquated technology but still has it's placed in an …
Chose SecurID
Duo Security does not provide an internal solution, which is what we need in our environment to avoid making outside internet connections from our PCI-DSS environment. This is where RSA shines.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Cisco DuoSecurID
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Duo
-
Ratings
SecurID
8.7
5 Ratings
8% above category average
ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Password Management00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
ID Risk Management00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco DuoSecurID
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(132 ratings)
8.2
(21 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(10 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(76 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.8
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.4
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(91 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.7
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco DuoSecurID
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Cisco Duo is extremely well-suited for someone wanting to add MFA to an on-premise Active Directory environment. Some of the other vendors in this space do provide this feature, but they do not natively support it. One of the top competitors in this space requires signing up with another third-party service to make this integration possible. Less moving parts for something as crucial as this is a huge benefit and having only one vendor to point fingers at makes troubleshooting much simpler.
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RSA Security
Easy to implement and support. Flexible platforms and user-friendly interface. Not a lot of customization is available to customers and response time of support could be better. There are now competing products that utilize new features like facial recognition. Using camera and fingerprint sensors are becoming standard in smartphones so RSA SecureID should offer those as options.
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Pros
Cisco
  • Speed - it's fast with almost no delay between triggering the MFA request and receiving the notification on an iPhone
  • Security - in addition to the added MFA layer, a simple, 4-digit passcode can be added to the authentication request
  • Ease of use - it doesn't scare users. It's simple to install, configure, and use.
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RSA Security
  • RSA Authentication Manager is easy to deploy and configure.
  • It is a scalable solution meant for a large enterprise.
  • Some of the key features of RSA Authentication Manager where it particularly does well are provisioning, mapping, and logging.
  • It has a very nice console with good administrative and troubleshooting options.
  • Reliable security for VPN, applications, and wifi.
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Cons
Cisco
  • If you need to integrate some legacy applications to Cisco Secure Access by Duo, it's not easy.
  • If you want to have more detailed information and reports, you need to pay more for the licensing. The basic option is not enough.
  • A constraint could be that each employee has to install it on their personal smartphone, which some don't like. But, there is an alternative using SMS, although sometimes it takes too long to receive the message.
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RSA Security
  • Slow to provide updates to latest operating system versions.
  • While the GUI is clean and easy to use, it does look very dated.
  • There is not an option for a temporary code to log in. It would be nice for situations where you are at a remote site but don't have your device (laptop, phone, etc.) with you, as well as other situations.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
There are a lot of competing solutions on the market; however, Duo "just works", and there is little to no learning curve for the new members to be acclimated to it. As long as that continues I see it as the preferred option moving forward
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RSA Security
Long story short, does the job. Can use company credentials to setup and access the account for SecurID. Easy to setup and implement. Doesn't have a high learning curve.
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Usability
Cisco
La interfaz es intuitiva y fácil de navegar, lo que permite a los usuarios administrar sus dispositivos y acceder a las políticas sin problemas. La integración con las aplicaciones SSO y SaaS facilita aún más el proceso de acceso, mejorando la experiencia del usuario.
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RSA Security
Using it very frequently, it's important that its straight forward and I do not have to go through unnecessary hoops to achieve something seemingly simple. Can setup using the company credentials and do not have to setup up a separate account. Setup was fast and easy. GUI is very straight forward and quick.
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Reliability and Availability
Cisco
In the last 5+ years we've been using Duo, there may have been 1 outage that impacted us. We do receive periodic notifications of issues but, for the most part, they impact carriers or functionality that we either don't use, or do not care about.
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RSA Security
No answers on this topic
Performance
Cisco
We do not see any degradation of performance of the protected applications. There are occasional lags in receiving the push but no show stooppers.
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RSA Security
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco
Since it’s a reputable company, I have received technical support when needed and I trust that if anything else happens I can contact them with any issues. I haven’t experienced bad customer service and I totally feel supported while using this authentication method. No complains so far and the high rating!
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RSA Security
Their support for onboarding and set-up is quite good. The only issues we tend to have are obtaining new user devices. These need to be planned ahead of time.
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In-Person Training
Cisco
There was no in person training but checking the box was the only way I could complete all of the questions.
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RSA Security
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Cisco
This was not organized training but the videos that Duo provides to teach you how to install a particular integration are top notch.
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RSA Security
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Cisco
Implementation was straight forward and you can isolate different scenarios in order to test new application setup or add to an existing setup. Gui interface is pretty easy to understand and follow. I had no experience with Duo and still manage to easily set up new policies and rules.
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RSA Security
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Our school is based in Microsoft 365. Azure has a product built into their licensing (provided you have purchased the appropriate level or the add-on product.) The MFA in Azure is a work in process and doesn't offer broad integration options as Duo does. We didn't look into any other commercial products.
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RSA Security
Overall MS AAD is good but we have had a few too many reliability issues with the product that have lead to enterprise authentication outages over the last year. The Senior executives have a preference on Securid to be more reliable than MS AAD. SecurID does a better job in Integration for legacy on-premise applications for instance.
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Scalability
Cisco
So far, the only limits we've encountered were tied to our imagination. Duo's strong list of supported integrations is amazing.
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RSA Security
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Very positive ROI given it is inexpensive for a small group and helps us secure our most valuable IT assets.
  • Lack of extreme policy granularity results in higher administrative overhead, as there is no middle ground (i.e. MFA every time or not at all).
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RSA Security
  • Implementing RSA SecurID has allowed us to help our clients understand we are committed to compliance.
  • Implementing RSA SedcurID has, however, negatively impacted employee productivity. Employees need to be aware of the additional steps they need to take to authenticate to a protected system.
  • RSA SecurID has helped us with our compliance audits.
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